A group of child advocacy and research organizations representing every state and using data to promote smart policies on issues ranging from child welfare and juvenile justice to education and economic opportunity.

Lessons From Arizona

Read the story of Michael Hill, a single father from Arizona who credits subsidized child care made possible through stimulus dollars with helping him and his son survive an unexpected financial setback.

The 2013 American Community Survey data show the first decline in the national child poverty rate since it began to rise in 2008. Although many cities also experienced declines between 2012 and 2013, the child poverty rate in the majority of America’s largest cities has not yet returned to prerecession levels.